American Diplomat

Pete unpacks the antecedents of modern-day gangsterism, going back to his days as Assistant Secretary. What were the unintended consequences of sending Central American gangsters back "home" to a cou...

21 Mar 202434min

General and Ambassador Doug Lute puts Sweden's recent NATO membership in context: Has Putin accomplished his goals, or has it all backfired? What is the diplomatic solution to this war? And what shoul...

14 Mar 202437min

For Women's History Month, young diplomat Mary Vargas joins us to share her story as the daughter of an immigrant family of farm workers in Fontana, CA, to life as an American diplomat. How did she a...

7 Mar 202426min

We just cleared our millionth download!  Or, you did!  Pete and Laura reflect on early days and share their favorite episodes of the 350 that they have broadcast over the years – the tomfoolery of cy...

4 Mar 202424min

Tribalism: Who is "other"? Ambassador Bob Beecroft recalls the atrocities in the Balkans of the late '90s, after which DNA tests revealed that the victims and the perpetrators of "ethnic cleansing" we...

29 Feb 202451min

A Million Downloads! Yes, you did it for us. Here to celebrate with us is ASU President Michael Crow. Think vision meets design meets global reach. The goal?  Access and energize the full level of hum...

22 Feb 202430min

The Houthis: Who actually are these people? And Yemen: What is this place?  Is it really a country? Yemen is engaged in a two-fronted, 10-year civil war, and this began long before the war in Gaza. Do...

15 Feb 202445min

Young foreign service officer Hermanoschy Bernard joins us in honor of Black History Month to share his story of flight from his native Haiti as a child to life in the US as a political asylee, where ...

8 Feb 202446min